Poll: Americans Think These Countries Are Their Greatest Enemies [Infographic]

Across multiple polls, Americans have consistently said that ISIS is both the top threat to their country as well as its greatest enemy. The rise of non-state actors like Al-Qaeda and ISIS has pushed traditional foes, such as the countries making up George W. Bush's infamous "Axis of Evil", into the background. However, the threat offered by some of America's old foes has amplified again in recent years. Russia's annexation of the Crimea came as a reality check to the Obama administration while just last Saturday, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile which landed in the Sea of Japan.

YouGov conducted a poll to find out which countries the American public perceive as their nation's greatest enemies. North Korea has kept making headlines since that missile launch with news emerging yesterday that Kim Jong-un's half- brother was apparently poisoned in a Kuala Lumpur airport. That incident, together with the missile test, has illustrated the unpredictability of the isolated nuclear-armed regime in Pyongyang. Given those developments, as well as a whole host of others down through the years, it comes as little surprise that 57 percent of Americans consider North Korea their enemy.

Some other nations high on the list are more surprising. This is especially true of Iraq and Afghanistan, whose governments are key U.S. allies in the fight to defeat Islamic extremism. 41 percent of Americans also consider Iran an enemy of the U.S. despite the implementation of a deal to prevent Tehran developing nuclear weapons. 41 percent of respondents also said that they consider Russia one of America's enemies.